Alexander Scott, Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria, and his wife Samantha Scott, High Sheriff of Cumbria, have paid a visit to Bolton School's Patterdale Hall on the shores of Lake Ullswater.

The pair met with Hannah Larn, who is currently attending the Rose Castle Foundation at Patterdale Hall.

They also met with Timothy Taylor, the hall manager, and Tim Taylor, a Bolton School governor who also serves as the Chair of the Scott Bolton Trust Management Committee.

The Scott Bolton Trust, of which Alexander is a trustee, offers travel grants to Bolton School students and alumni aged 16 to 22 years old.

Alexander is also a trustee of the Francis C Scott Charitable Trust, established by his father Peter Scott, which focuses on addressing youth disadvantage in Cumbria and North Lancashire.

The connections between the Scott family and Bolton School run deep.

Alexander's great-grandfather, Sir James Scott, founder of The Provincial Insurance Company, once resided at Beech House in Bolton, which later became the Infant School of Bolton School before it was knocked down and a junior girls' school, Hesketh House, erected.

Francis Scott, Alexander's grandfather, went on to purchase Patterdale Hall in 1934, eventually donating vast land to the National Trust and selling the property in the 1960s to protect the landscape from extensive development.

Timothy Taylor said: "We had a lovely afternoon tea, reminiscing on the close links between the Scott family and Bolton School and discussing the work of the Rose Castle Foundation and the experience of the current residential party at Patterdale Hall.

"Members of their group had travelled from New York, Birmingham, Leicester and Cumbria to interact in a multi faith environment.

"The Rose Castle Foundation works with emerging leaders who are motivated by their faith and who are moving into positions of influence across societal divides. Their Emerging Peacemakers Programme has been running at Patterdale Hall for two years."